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9 km walk around Mullaghmeen Woods April 2025

Track 5282 ceadeile 10 hours ago
Storm Éowyn, January 2025, caused enormous destruction to the beech woods at Mullaghmeen, especially on the so... walk, Len: 9.4km, Climb: 245m, Area: Mullaghmeen, North East Midlands (Ireland|...

Carrigroe: Twin tops

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
A view of Carrigalachan and Carrigroe taken from the southern slopes of Blackstairs mountain.

Longish, but pretty trek to unremarkable Carn.

Track 5281 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
A lengthy trek to bag a single unremarkable Carn was enlivened by some fine scenery and some unseasonal snow. ... walk, Len: 12.3km, Climb: 513m, Area: Slievebaun, Blackstairs Mountains (Irela|...

Blackstairs Mountain: Good access and a great viewpoint above a patchwork quilt

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Just S of Mt. Leinster, Blackstairs Mt. is a prominent hill on the main ridge separating Carlow & Wexford. Views are good in all directions, mostly over flatlands, but dominated by the peak o...

Grieve Hill: Summit position recently revised.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 6 days ago
The position of the highest point of this general area was reassessed in Nov 2014 and replaced by Bunnanimma. The former summit was called Carrickatee in MV with position H72704 14804. The ne...

Brandon Hill Loop from Graiguenamanagh

Track 5280 Onzy 6 days ago
walk, Len: 21.0km, Climb: 641m, Area: Brandon Hill, South East Midlands (Irelan...

Leean Mountain: Ireland's Best Small Hill?

Summit Comment Geo a week ago
The title of this comment says it all about my experience. I won't labour the practicalities of how to get to it, it's well laid out by others, and straightforward to follow. Getting back to ...

Scarr North-West Top: Popular spot in the heart of the mountains

Summit Comment hibby a week ago
A gloriously sunny April morning with clear blue skies made this area a surprisingly popular spot with walkers and cyclists. The short relatively steep climb up from the car park brings you t...

Manorhamilton town centre to the summit of Benbo

Track 5279 markwallace a week ago
I climbed Benbo from Manorhamilton, first for 1.5 km along the N16 (Sligo Road), which doesn't have a hard sh... walk, Len: 14.8km, Climb: 459m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||

Silvermines Hydro Project

Forum: General Bunsen7 a month ago
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Brown Mountain: Granite - mica schist boundary

Summit Comment hibby a week ago
Bright sunshine, blue skies, mainly dry underfoot - not typical conditions for a Sunday morning in April. We were surprised to find the Glenmacnass car park already full at 10 a.m. and someth...

Spain: Circuit of el Dit d'Olta

Track 5278 Onzy a week ago
Small and varied hiking area north-west of Calpe and easily accessible from the town. walk, Len: 16.1km, Climb: 465m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||
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MacGillycuddy's Reeks Area   Cen: Reeks West Subarea
Place count in area: 29, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place: Carrauntoohil, 1038.6m
Maximum height for area: 1038.6 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 1038.6 metres,

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Caher Mountain Cathair A name in Irish (Ir. Cathair [OSI 1:25,000], 'stone fort') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish 900s Lists, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 1,000.0m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V79261 83891
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Longitude: -9.758549, Latitude: 51.994449 , Easting: 79261, Northing: 83891 Prominence: 99.76m,  Isolation: 0.3km
ITM: 479237 583950,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Caher, 10 char: Caher
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

According to Ó Cíobháin, this mountain is also known as Cathair na Féinne, 'stone fort of the Fianna'.   Caher is the third highest mountain in Ireland. Caher is the third highest point in county Kerry.
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My son and I did the Coomloughra Horseshoe on 30t .. by John Finn   (Show all for Caher (Cathair))
 
Caher is at just over 1000m and as you move east .. by simon3   (Show all for Caher (Cathair))
 
Encountered the magnificent Caher whilst doing th .. by Fergal Meath   (Show all for Caher (Cathair))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Caher (<i>Cathair</i>) in area MacGillycuddy
 
sliabh on Caher, 2004
by sliabh  22 Jan 2004
This is a shot of Caher taken from Carrauntoohil on 29/12/2003. It was a fabulous day to do the Cooloughra Horseshoe. We had snow on the ground and an inversion layer formed as we got higher.
There are more pictures at: http://sliabh.net/images/ireland/xmas2003/images.php

We did the horseshoe up Beenkeragh and down Caher so we didn't have the slog up to Caher. Its much more pleasant as a descent Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/3/comment/821/
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